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This Handbook for Parliamentarians contains the full text of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol. It also provides information on...

The International Environmental technology centre (IETC) was established 1994 by the United Nations Environment Programme. One of its main functions is to promote the application of environmentally...

The Handbook contains a compilation of international laws and good practices developed to combat human trafficking. It offers guidance on how national legislation can be brought in line with...

Trafficking in persons is a form of modern-day slavery, a human rights violation that constitutes a crime against the individual and the State. It must be recognized and punished by legislative means...

Due to increasing population, changing lifestyles and escalating human activities, the total global demand for water resources is increasing. The Shiga International Forum on Water brought together...

This publication is an outcome of a training programme for Sub-Saharan Africa on the utilization of Environmental Technology Assessment (EnTA) for decision-making in the management of Environmentally...

This publication is an outcome of a seminar on Environmentally Sound Technologies in the field of municipal solid waste management. It presents an overview of solid waste management principles...

This publication is an outcome of the regional workshop for Asia and the Pacific on adopting, applying and promoting environmentally sound technologies (ESTs). It contains session outlines including...

This publication is an outcome of a Pilot Workshop on adopting, applying and operating environmentally sound technologies (ESTs). Materials of this Workshop provide a platform for discussion and...

Adequate freshwater supply is the most important precondition for sustaining human life and for achieving sustainable development. Recognizing the importance of freshwater, the UNEP International...

This publication is an outcome of the Workshop devoted to enhancement of awareness and the development of the capabilities in the field of wastewater treatment at regional and national levels...

Parliaments and parliamentarians have a key role to play in promoting and protecting human rights. This Handbook aims to assist parliamentarians and others in efforts to realize the Convention so that...

Water quality management has been identified as a high priority issue for the Mekong River Basin. Because of growing development pressures on the Mekong River and on water quality in particular, UNEP...